The Washington critic., 1887-01-04


beat him the last time and It may be
that "Romauism' will beat him again,
unless he cularges his stock Of circum'
specllon and steers clear Of all occasion
for religious cntapgloment.
The Senate Committee on Trans
poriation Routes to the Scaboard has
made public report on which it has
bestowed months of labor on the sub
ject of the progress in production and
transportation of the principal grain
growing countries of the world. 1t
concludes that the progress Of the
United States in grain expectation has
been paralleled only by that of India,
and that India is likely to be our princi'
pal rival in competition for the grain
markets of Europe, specially Great
Britain, while In the natural
course of events, transportation Is
likely 10 become as cheap from the
principal ports of India to the princi
pal markets of Europe as from our At
lantic ports TO those markets. An in
quiry as 10 the local freight charges In
the United States proved unsatlsfac-
tory as only fragmentary information
was obtaiuable, but demonstrated that
local freight rates vary greatly, that
the charge for short hauls is very often
greater than for long hauls, and that
the general decline in through freight
rates has not been accompanied by cor
responding decrease of local rates.
The report asserts that in thirty years
the corn production of the United
States has increased three fold aud of
wheat liyefol1.
Is The opinion Of HypeTs lVest'y,
whomsocvcr or whatsoever that paper
may represent: The only visible al.
vantage ol the Democratic party ut this
moment is Mr. Cleveland aud his Adj
ministraiion To abandon them is
practically to throw up the sponge.
Such is the logic Of events. Onr old
friends of the ante bellum D3moc
racy went out with Mr., Buchanan.
Another generation has since grown up
and a new Democratic departure been
taken. The order of things cannot be
reversed. ltis Mr.. Cleveland again or
nothing for the Democratic party. II
is too late to go back fora candidate Of
the ancient regime. To vote want Of
confidence in The new would be fatal
| disaster.
II Is TO be hoped that the present
cold snap will remind the House of
Representatives of the importance Of
passing the Inauguration day resolu.
tion with the least possible delay.
Enough State legislatures are now in
session TO ratify the proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution this winter.
No chances should he taken on Ques.
ton so important as doing away with
Presidential inaugurations on the
Fourth of March.
Mr.. GEORGE +. PARKER, assistant
postmaster of Philadelphia, is already
tired of public office and will resign
January 10 for the more congenial
field of newspaper work, in which he
occupied high rank as an editorial
writer, To the true journalist there is
nothing seductive in the spoils system,
but a good deal that is incompatible
with the dignity of the profession.
THE new State officers of Wisconsin
were sworn in at Madison yesterday
but the hall aud other festivities thai
had been arranged for the evening were
summariIy set down upon by Governor
Rusk ont of respect to the memory oil
General Logan. 1t was the first eXecu
tive veto of the year.
SENATOR JoSEs of Florida an
nounces himself candidate for re
election. For the last year or so ht
has been representing his State at De
troit instead Of Washington, but /
Florida doesn't object, what business
is it of anybody else2
ATToRYEy GEEEHAL GARLAND Ia
FULLY made zip his mind not to stand Il
candidate for the United State
Senate again He has many friend
outside of Arkansas who would like l.
have him reconsider this determination
THE first days delay OF business /
the Senate occurred to-day, and noI
there are only fifty days of the sessio
left. Mr. Cullom will proceed to.moi
row TO tackle the Interstate Commerc
bill.
| uroN sober, second thought Dl
Ames of Minneapolis will probably con
: clude not to make the race for Gov
: ernOr over again.
The balloting for United States Sens
tor in California will begin two week
! from to day.
Growing Haisins in California.
The production of raslns In Californi